Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-19

openings on three sides, and IT Is rare
that it fails TO catch q summer breeze.
TO BE EXPECTED.
In q city of upwards OF $4,000 in
babitants some sudden deaths are
always to be expected. We had them
before the lot weather began f; we are
having them now.
II have been in st. Louis" said q
gentleman yesterday, "when it wasn't
half as hot as this, and men were fall
ing like soldiers on apicket line.
With all our heat and muddy water
The people are very cheerful. They are
not hurrying much. In fact, the ma
jority are working very little. They are
saving up health and strength, well
knowing that in few days the tropics
will reclaim its wandering weather and
leave TO this zone the temperature that
to it belong.
AT3P. NJ.
The following was the range of the
thermometer at 3 Z. NJ. yesterday:
Baughmon Brothers, store (rear orice). ....106
j. b. Paces residence hallway ............lO
AlmSnOuSt ifnhlU nHIl .....s.ss.ss.s.s "
Beckwith & Parhams store uront door 100. 9S.5
Dr. George II. Bright's residence (base-
menu. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. vO
Tanner q DelGney's EnGiDe-Works office. 80
Oakwocd keepers house, front porch. l0l
PonitentiaTy (hallway). y)...................".lOl
j. B. Trees residence, 506 east Grace street
Uhird story. .........................l
j. W. Laube's corner OF Broad and First
Colonel Wiiiiam L. Tanners dlniug-room
Cal ellis apothcary, Third and Main streets
NIont dOcf) ....:..'.. ...''. ...'...' .'iVl
Young Mtns Christian Association (secfe- -,
tnrys onicc). ).............. .....1JJ.5
GeorFe1. King, 500 Williamsburg avenue
(OflCfl... ........ .....................!O
Richmond Club front ROOM ..............l0
K. B. Chailin farm, three miles below Tue
city (0uiIA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. "
Tobacco fxchange (salesrOOm)......
}. j. Nontague's residence, sll west Frank
lin fIOni porch. )........... .............lU3
Eictmond On Company Basin bank ..lOi
Dr. j. G. Urovllian, Candles Hill (north
NJ p. Cofer's store. $50 east Broad street 100
West, Johnston & Co.'S Qront door. ........10i
Steamer Old Dominion (purser's onlce) 100
George a. liundley. t2S east Broad street.IUl
John NJ. IIucher. ~. James and Leigh. 100
Disy dtch Office urOnt door .................lOj
Chamber Of Commerce front room, Their
mometer hanging by string from chan
deleI. .'.'..:.. - ,oS oS
N1ty Euflntel ONCE ANlly bbiil..- ..sssssAu'
Chaucoiy Court clerks Office City llall) ...lO3
Auditor Maiye's Office (capitoD ............ gS
ALONG TEE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO ROAD.
1t 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
thermometer registered as follows q.
the various points on the Chesapeake
and Ohio road
W lllt sulphur sssss ~
(but Al noon it had reached l0I.
Clifton Forge rGe.................... ...-......i9 i9o
Sieunton; Nv;
Out had been up 10 100.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Junction. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ....'..'.'l9S
Hampton. .........'..-'. '.''.''.''''''.'' ~
OTHER FIGURES.
Sunday night at u o'clock the mer-
curry stood at 81 i'll front Of Beveridge $
drugstore, Clay street and Brook
avenue. Three A. NJ. yesterday it re-
eisttred 50 in the operating-room at the
Western Union telegraph Office (third
floor) The thermometer on the front
door of this Office was lO5 at a quarter
to l O'Clock and 1863 an hour later.
The Office door Broad street side OF
Ford's Hotel held on to % ut 10:3O A..
NJ. Beveridge's drugstore Brook
avonue) at $3.50 o'clock claimed l01,
while Ha1vey's flower store, 9 east Broad, 4,
was los at the same hour
at 2 o'clock the mercury had run mp
to 40 in the shade at 4. ID. Brown :
grocery store, 900 south Pine street. 1t
was the same at Captain Louis j. Bos-
siCux's at L. NJ.
THE RED-HOT PAST.
In July, 1880, the mercury went up
TO 9Oo and above on twenty days; on
the 10th IT went up to 1902, on the 18th
TO 10lo, and on the 18th to 10lo, and
on the 18th to 1922. These figures are
from our files The readings were
taken on ChuSh Hill.
In July. 1881, the mercury went up
on the 9Th and 7th to 1922 and on the
18th TO l05'.
sTRELT-CAR HORSES.
For several days the City Railway
Company has been using every precaa-
ton to protect their horses and mules,
upon which the heat falls with especial
severity. Men have been stationed at
the corner of Main and Ninth streets
with buckets of water and sponges,
and each animals head was saturated
going either way. In spite of this
several horses have succumbed to the
intensity of the temperature, and one
died Sunday.
THE FULTON EXTENSION.
Several men were forced to stop work
on the Fulton extension Of the City
railway yesterday.
A number of hands at Tanner 4 De
laney's and the Tredegar were unable to
stand the severe weather, and had to
leave their posts.
BATHING.
Sunday evening at the western end
of Mayo's Island there was sight
rarely seen. Every little pool of water
was literally packed with men and boys
who did not go in bathing to swim, but
simply to get their bodies under water.
Yesterday persons crossing Mayo's
Bridge at II NJ. had their feet almost
blistered through their shoes. The
bridge was almost deserted of travel.
and the thermometer stood l04 i'll the
dollhouse.
Quantity of Water Used.
A representative of tre Dispatch
Yesterday afternoon called at the office
Of Mr.. Charles L. Boiling, superin-
tendent of the City Water Works, and
made inquiry as TO the quantity OF
water consumed in the city during the
past three days. 1t was estimated that
on Saturday the quantity was at least
twelve millions OF gallons. Sunday
the consumption was one or one and a
half million gallons less. Yesterday at
least as much and in all probability
more was used than on Saturday. Ger
taiply more was used by private fami-
lies sprinklipg their yards and the side
walks in front of their residences.
The entire machinery OF the water
works is in full operation, and both
reservoirs are kept as full as usual.
The river, while low, is almost thick
with mud, and there seems no good
prospect OF its clearing. At least. the
Dispatch was informed by the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Com
pany that they had no knowledge OF
clear water coming down the river.
Richmond now has an abundant water
supply, and Il would BE- great in.